"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.